Lives saved.
Cairns, brlgantine, of Kowey—assisted to save vessel and 7 Alexandra, barque, of Frederik- stad—assisted to save vessel.
Alpha, brig, of Ilernosand—as- sisted to save...
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THURSO, N.B.—On the evening of the 7th March, the wind blew a heavy gale here from the N.N.W. to N.W., and the harbour master and Custom House officer at Scrabster were apprehensive that if the sea got heavier as the night advanced, the...
Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards carry out thousands of rescues every year (see launches on page 32). Here are just some of those caught on camera, and see the list below for more reports:
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Lake District
LAKE DISTRICT BRANCH CELEBRATES 125 YEARS
The Lake District Fundraising Branch celebrated its 125th anniversary earlier this year, with a special luncheon held on the shore of Lake...
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St. David's Pembrokeshire - At 5.35 p.m. on 24th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man who was standing on a rock near South Bishop lighthouse was signalling for assistance. There was sailing dinghy in...
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The Annual Meetings The RNLI's Annual General Meeting and Annual Presentation of Awards for 1997 will again take place in the Barbican Hall, London.
The meetings will be held on Thursday 15 May, the AGM at 1130 and the...
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RNLI lifeguards spent a week on the Isles of Scilly in September, training a group of locals in surf lifesaving.
The group of 12 can now provide safety cover at the sea-based events that are at the heart of Scillonian life...
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St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. — About 11.40 in the morning of the 19th of April, 1948, the coastguard reported that the s.s. Duke of Sparta had wire- lessed that she was on the Seven Stones Rocks. A later message said that she was making...
Mr. L. Hore-Belisha, M.P., Minister of Transport, looking at the Institution's medal which Acting-Coxswain Pow was wearing, awarded to his grandfather, Captain John Marshall, in 1850.. - View image in PDF
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